Could it happen here?

steven · Tennis legend

Could it happen here?

jamatthews · Strong Club Player

Garbage. What we need is British Women AND Men playing on he main tour regularly. A fluke run at a slam isn't going to have a major effect on tennis.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

didnt elena put a good run here a few yeras back, didnt really have much effect tho.

tennis wont inspire youngsters unless it is given much better coverage by the press, and not so derisory at that.

why players like boggo and baker and all the rest are slammed when they are on a world scale pretty good, compared to footballers who on a world scale are avergae are treated like demi gods.

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, that's all true. I still bet the LTA would love it though. LOL

Of course, the biggest problem about fluke runs in slams is that if the player doesn't build on it and move up the rankings a lot more, they just plummet again a year later when the points come off.

Silver · County player

jamatthews wrote:

Garbage. What we need is British Women AND Men playing on he main tour regularly. A fluke run at a slam isn't going to have a major effect on tennis.

I'm quite pleased you've said that. Granted Elena got a little more attention after her third round run at the Aus Open and obviously after her third round appearance at Wimby, but that means naught if it's not backed up (although in Elena's defence, we all know what she's been through but the generalisation still stands).

I struggle to find a lot of news on British tennis players in some papers. Perhaps I should start reading the Times more to guarantee it. Tennis will always remain second fiddle to football though, God help us all doh

I am not a football fan, can you tell?

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Well a delaquq style run would do no harm.

I'm quite confident for 2008. If Naomi can stay healthy she, in my opinion will break the top 100 this year. Can Katie, Anne and Bally follow her in? I'm sure they can. And Mel wont be too far behind.